Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 39.4% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Poland, you would:
pay 6.5% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN36.29
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN30.63
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.11
|
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.86
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.84
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.60
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.64
|
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.97
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN11.02
|
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.92
|
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.09
|
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.44
|
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
|
pay 94.1% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN24.81
|
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN115.80
|
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN123,076.86
|
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN31.63
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
pay 35.3% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN58.88
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,460.47
|
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,954.86
|
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN752.13
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,299.97
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN24,570.00
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.76
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.44
|
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.58
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN132.94
|
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.44
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
pay 20.1% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Dominica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN309.13
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN144.10
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN320.01
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN356.51
|
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
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